Sakalava Chief: 40-Centime Postage Stamp

A green and red definitive stamp depicting the head of a bearded Sakalava chief in profile. It was issued on 8 December 1930 and has a face value of 40 centimes. The stamp is cancelled with a postmark that is from Antsirabe, dated 6 December with an undecipherable year.

• Michel catalogue code: MG 189
• Yvert et Tellier catalogue code: MG 170

• Philately > Stamps > Madagascar > Colonial Period
• Culture > Malagasy > Tribes > Sakalava
• Philately > Malagasy Stamp Sets & Series > Tribes of Madagascar > 1930-1938 Issue